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P`ARLEY, v.i. [L. fero, or pario.] In a general sense, to speak with another; to discourse; but appropriately, to confer with on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, to confer with an enemy; to treat with by words; as on an exchange of prisoners, on a cessation of arms, or the subject of peace.
P`ARLEY, n. Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; but appropriately, a conference with an enemy in war.
To beat a parley, in military language, to beat a drum or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
Mutual discourse or
conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as
with regard to a truce.
We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. Dryden. To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy. To speak with another] to confer on some point
of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer
orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of
prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.
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